Civil Engineer

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.

We are actively seeking a Civil Engineer with experience in water resource projects, stormwater infrastructure, community resiliency and/or related civil works projects to be a member of our multi-disciplinary team as well as a leader and mentor within our Alabama team.

In this position, you will be an integral part of our established and talented multi-disciplinary team, helping to lead the growth of our team within Alabama and the northern Gulf. Key responsibility will include assisting with business development, managing engineering and design efforts, and mentoring junior staff while working collaboratively to deliver quality projects for our clients.

• Serve as office co-leader and mentor to junior staff in our Alabama offices.

• Co-lead our business development and client relations activities, primarily in the Alabama and northern Gulf-coast markets.

• Assist in the management and implementation of small to large scale community resiliency, stormwater, water supply, wastewater, and civil engineering and design projects, of varying degrees of complexity, through all phases of a project lifecycle.

• Serve as a local technical lead, interfacing directly with clients, engaging local and remote staff, and interacting with permitting agencies and partnering consulting firms in the execution of projects.

• Schedule, conduct, coordinate, and monitor field logistics for projects in both an urban and rural setting.

• Assist in the management of multiple projects/task orders simultaneously.

• Assist and/or lead the development of project/task order objectives, procedures, and performance standards.

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams in the preparation of technical drawings, plan sets and reports.

• Identify appropriate resources and skill sets to achieve project/task order objectives.

• Track and manage costs and schedules and implement measures necessary to stay on schedule and within budget.

• Lead by example with active support of internal policies and practices, including safety, risk management, project management, and quality management.

• Ensure compliance with project plan and procedures.

• Provide mentoring and training of junior staff.

• Develop and maintain positive client relationships, including seeking opportunities for new business.

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with local subconsultants and partner firms.

• Assist and/or lead the development of proposals and contract negotiation.

• Assist and/or lead the development of project scopes, budgets, and design approach for projects.

Support marketing and business development professionals in positioning for potential projects, writing technical portions of proposals, participating in client interviews and supporting negotiations for project contracts.

• Experience with water supply, wastewater, civil engineering, and similar projects.

• Experience with community resiliency projects, such as adaptive stormwater management, LID design, green infrastructure, and similar projects.

• Working knowledge of hydrology, stormwater management, water quality issues, and ecology, as well as experience in wetland delineation/mitigation design.

• Experience in FEMA Risk Map and/or floodplain/watershed studies is a plus.

• Experience with designing ecological restoration projects, including coastal, estuarine, aquatic, rivers…